HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES BILL ON FORFEITURE OF STATE BENEFITS WHEN FELONY COMMITTED

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – HB 2678, a bill introduced by House Speaker Scott K. Saiki, passed out of the House Committee on Labor and Public Employment today. The bill now moves to the House floor for second reading.

HB 2678, requires forfeiture of a state or county officer's or employee's compensation and fringe benefits upon a conviction for a felony committed in the course of government service.